Patch 0.3.1 (Diablo III)

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Patch 0.3.1.7728

General

All characters have been wiped. As part of this process, artisans, gold, and items (including those placed on the auction house or in a shared stash) have also been reset.

Switching out class skills will now require the use of a new feature known as the Nephalem Altar. Nephalem Altars are currently located in New Tristram, as well as in key locations throughout Act I. Clicking on an altar will open up the skill UI, allowing both active and passive skills to be selected or exchanged.

Quests

Gold rewarded from quests has been significantly reduced

Experience rewarded from quests after level 4 is now based on the number of mobs you’d have to kill to earn the same amount of experience, rather than being a strict percentage of a level

Skills

New passive skills have been added for all classes. See individual class notes below for more information.

AoE (Area of Effect) skills for all classes have had their damage reduced

Single-target skills for all classes have had their damage increased

All skills are now based off weapon damage

User Interface

The in-game UI has been updated with general art and usability improvements

Classes

Barbarian

Active Skills

The Barbarian's Fury Generators have received a tuning pass. Bash, Cleave, and Frenzy now generate more Fury whereas the other Fury Generators now generate less.

Additional changes include:

Battle Rage

Damage bonus reduced from 30% to 20%

Revenge

The chance for this ability to activate has been increased from 10% to 15%

Weapon Throw

Fury cost reduced from 20 to 10

Damage decreased from 210% to 180%

Passive Skills

New passive skills have been added:

Nerves of Steel

Unlocked at level 12

Your defense is increased by 25% of your Vitality

Demon Hunter

General

Maximum Hatred reduced from 150 to 125

Active Skills

The order in which skills are awarded has been adjusted for levels 1 to 13.

Resource management for the Demon Hunter has been reworked significantly. Skills for the class now fall into the three categories: Hatred Generators, Hatred Spenders, and Discipline Spenders

Hatred Generators

Bola Shot: Generates 2 Hatred

Entangling Shot: Generates 4 Hatred

Evasive Fire: Generates 4 Hatred*

Grenades: Generates 2 Hatred

Impale: Generates 6 Hatred

Hatred Spenders

Chakram: Costs 10 Hatred

Elemental Arrow: Costs 5 Hatred

Hungering Arrow: Costs 10 Hatred

Rapid Fire: Costs 30 Hatred (initially) and 1.5 Hatred per second for each additional shot

Discipline Spenders

Caltrops: Costs 8 Discipline

Shadow Power: Costs 20 Discipline

Vault: Costs 10 Discipline

Evasive Fire: Costs 4 Discipline to Backflip

Additional changes include:

Bola Shot

On-hit damage increased from 100% to 105%

Chakram

Damage reduced from 150% to 135%

Grenades

Damage increased from 75% to 80%

Hungering Arrow

Damage increased from 115% to 145%

Pierce chance is once again a fixed 35% rather than scaling with level

Impale

Impale has been given a new spell effect. It is now a thrown dagger instead of a bow shot.